OUR COMMUNITY
We are a writing community that actually writes. We meet year-round to write together, share work, talk craft, and keep each other moving through drafts, edits, and creative wobble.
We run regular face-to-face sessions in Poole, as well as online writing and critique meetings.
Everything starts on Discord, which we use as our community hub — a shared online space for chat, events, prompts, writing sessions, and announcements.
EVENTS
A weekly online writing critique and chat session where members share work and give feedback. This is the mainstay of our group where we discuss craft and try out ideas. Drop in once or every week — whatever suits you.
(aka Tea with Trevor)
A relaxed, in-person café meetup in Poole for writers to socialise and write in company. Drop in for a coffee, a chat, or some quiet writing alongside other members — however much or little you want to do.
Starting on 2026 we will be running three short-format writing challenges linked by a shared theme in March, June and September. Choose a prompt, write 1,000–5,000 words, and submit anonymously. You can take part in one event or follow the theme across all three.
Every November, we pop the kettle on, stretch our imagnations, and charge into writing a novel in 30 days! New stories or old-projects are welcome. There will be dinosaurs, dares and chaos. But the real thrill is completing your first draft and enjoying the process of creation.
In April, we move on to tackle plot holes, strengthen characters, and establish structure in our stories like Mary Anning putting a plesiosaur back together. We smooth our dialogue, refine our prose, and burnish our chapters for beta reading and publication.
We end the writing year with an imagination refresh. In June, we write whatever we feel like, long or short. Free writing or your journal, Any writing is encouraged to renew your thinking muscles after a hard year of work.
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SUPPORT US
You can help keep our writing initiatives and events going by making a donation.
Every contribution — alongside proceeds from our shop — goes directly back into the community, covering practical costs like venue hire, materials, decorations, food and drink (all the tea), and prizes for our writing challenges and competitions.
Your support helps make space for writing to actually happen: with rooms booked, kettles on, and pens moving.
